I haven’t visited here for awhile. Let me catch you up a bit.
A year ago I purchased a motorhome, a 2001 Winnebago Rialta. After a lot of research I chose it for its fuel efficiency, small footprint without sacrificing features and all around design. Being fully self contained while traveling appealed to me not unlike when I used to shove off on long voyages in the sail boats.
I took some time and went through every part of it that I could, making certain it was road worthy. It was in great shape to start with so the things I did weren’t terribly difficult. Then I went on a trial voyage. We went to Florida for 2 months at the beginning of the year. Ha ha ha. I had become what I’d cursed for years. I was a SnowBird.
It was a fun trip and extremely valuable in helping me figure out how much stuff I could carry and where to put it. I learned that there was more than enough room for the dog and me. I also towed the Harley along on that trip. It was a lot of weight to pull but since we were in the flatlands, we did OK. I learned that it wouldn’t be a good idea to haul it up and down mountains or even take out on long trips as it really impacted the gas mileage.
I returned home at the end of February and began making plans for an longer, open ended trip across the country. We departed the first of May and had a ball. That is until that girl pulled out of a side road and nailed the RV. It was in no condition to continue the trip but was drive able enough to make it back home.
The insurance company totaled it, gave me a fair settlement and I’m shopping for a new one.
That’s it for now.
Cheers.